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on c-span, the george w. bush institute hosting a discussion on immigration and the economy. at 7:00 washington journal is live with a look at the mission of the national ocn and atmospheric association. an examination of race relations in the u.s., and a discussion on how state and local governments are handling their finances. today, president obama holds a news conference from the white house. he is expected to take questions about his canceled meeting with russian president putin as well as the debt ceiling and nsa surveillance. we will bring it to you live at 3:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. next, former president george w. bush on immigration during a naturalization ceremony at the bush institute on july 10. following the ceremony, the institute hosted a series of panels looking at immigrant contributions to america. this is about two hours. >> wonderful. for theu, jim, introduction. thank you, ambassador. thank you immigrants who are joining us today and thank you to our audience here and watching us. this is being streamed on bushcenter.org. thank you. mentioned weador ar
on c-span, the george w. bush institute hosting a discussion on immigration and the economy. at 7:00 washington journal is live with a look at the mission of the national ocn and atmospheric association. an examination of race relations in the u.s., and a discussion on how state and local governments are handling their finances. today, president obama holds a news conference from the white house. he is expected to take questions about his canceled meeting with russian president putin as well as...
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many times did george bush and other presidents go on vacation? people act like they should tell the president what to do. host: i wasn't making a reference to the n, but the fact there's been some talk the president even indicated when he met with the press corps a few weeks ago at a news conference that -- that a news conference would be forthcoming, and some speculated to do so before vacation next week. that is the frame of the question. caller: you're acting like you can tell him what to do. he is the president of the united states. in this congress has tried to tell him what to do. host: thank you from the call. ron has this point -- how about reaching out to congress? former governor and former 2012 republican presidential nominee mitt romney speaking to about 200 donors at lakewood in new hampshire, the headline from the washington times "romney sees a shutdown danger." from hisaiser not far new hampshire summer home. he said in his speech, i badly want obamacare to be stripped of its funds but we need to exercise great care about any. of
many times did george bush and other presidents go on vacation? people act like they should tell the president what to do. host: i wasn't making a reference to the n, but the fact there's been some talk the president even indicated when he met with the press corps a few weeks ago at a news conference that -- that a news conference would be forthcoming, and some speculated to do so before vacation next week. that is the frame of the question. caller: you're acting like you can tell him what to...
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susan dudley, who headed the office during george w. bush, has been quoted as saying it is, quote, hard to know what the real impacts of regulations are. she was also unaware of any, quote, empirically sound way, unquote, to aelse is the impact that proposed rules have on jobs. and one of the many hearings held on this issue in the last congress, the majority's own witness clearly debunked the myth that regulations stymie job creation. christopher demouth with a very conservative american intersurprise institute said, quote, the focus on jobs can lead to confusion and regulatory debates and that, quote, the employment effects of regulation, while important, are indeterminative, end quote. the reins act is seriously flawed and it's -- at its very conception, based on the false premises that regulation kills jobs. ultimately it will only serve to needlessly heighten risks, the health and safety, financial and fiscal, of the american people. i strongly urge my colleagues to join me in opposition to h.r. 367 which i feel confident will pass
susan dudley, who headed the office during george w. bush, has been quoted as saying it is, quote, hard to know what the real impacts of regulations are. she was also unaware of any, quote, empirically sound way, unquote, to aelse is the impact that proposed rules have on jobs. and one of the many hearings held on this issue in the last congress, the majority's own witness clearly debunked the myth that regulations stymie job creation. christopher demouth with a very conservative american...
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now you can blame george w. bush for a lot of things. i don't think you can blame him for the situation in syria or blame him for president obama doing military strikes in syria because syria has used chemical weapons. again, i wonder if the people who make these arguments understand how tired and stale these arguments are. to blame president bush for the situation in the middle east in every country and to say that president obama has been president for five years, there's no responsibility, i think it's ludicrous. ly say this, these things are complicated. i don't pretend the united states is only -- if you examine the president and his words what he said before he was president at a dawn of his presidency h he will usher in a new dawn by smart power and so forth. he is the one that described the situation in the middle east will be. it's nothing like that. host: let's try one more call from maryann from new jersey on independent line. you will be our last caller with peter wehner. caller: i'm concerned my biggest question that i'm not
now you can blame george w. bush for a lot of things. i don't think you can blame him for the situation in syria or blame him for president obama doing military strikes in syria because syria has used chemical weapons. again, i wonder if the people who make these arguments understand how tired and stale these arguments are. to blame president bush for the situation in the middle east in every country and to say that president obama has been president for five years, there's no responsibility, i...
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as a matter of fact some of them are left over from george bush. bill clinton deregulated the commodities future trade commission. he also got rid of glass- steagall. if he had not gotten rid of that during his time in power, then -- we woulde had not have had the economy that collapsed. exceptas done nothing higher the same people to correct that. republicans could not be happy. there were no no regulations. our economy is only for the billionaires. it is mostly because the democrats do nothing to correct the problems. we will move onto bonnie from idaho. on the republican line. i am a registered republican but i actually vote for the person i would support, hillary clinton. i agree with president obama, i am looking forward to the healthcare that is going to be coming on january 1. i am a registered nurse. i had to quit work because my husband has an illness and i have no insurance. i am looking forward to having insurance. i think president obama has really stepped forward and took on this issue. what is it about the former secretary of state th
as a matter of fact some of them are left over from george bush. bill clinton deregulated the commodities future trade commission. he also got rid of glass- steagall. if he had not gotten rid of that during his time in power, then -- we woulde had not have had the economy that collapsed. exceptas done nothing higher the same people to correct that. republicans could not be happy. there were no no regulations. our economy is only for the billionaires. it is mostly because the democrats do...
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bush and other republicans. he has singled out the george w. bush appointees. call is from east point, mich., republican -- i am just curious - what was the nsa gathering up all of our personal records and what the irs as been doing? i guess it's for our protection. why is it then that when americans truly needed help in benghazi, the administration sat there and did nothing? guest: those things are not at all commensurate. let me try to address that. in fact, it is tragic and unconstitutional and not in any way necessary to keep us safe for our defense department to be spying on us. think about it in terms of common sense. when you call your pizzeria and order a deep dish pizza with mushrooms and pepperoni on top, does the defense department need to know that? does that make you safer in any respect whatsoever? i think the answer is obvious. it does not. with regard to benghazi, i have had the benefit of reading all the classified material including the cables. bravebassador took a very but, in the end, an unfortunate chance when he went to an area that was no
bush and other republicans. he has singled out the george w. bush appointees. call is from east point, mich., republican -- i am just curious - what was the nsa gathering up all of our personal records and what the irs as been doing? i guess it's for our protection. why is it then that when americans truly needed help in benghazi, the administration sat there and did nothing? guest: those things are not at all commensurate. let me try to address that. in fact, it is tragic and unconstitutional...
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nobody is ever complained and accused george bush of being a socialist or all of these ugly things because of his job. of course, he being the first black president, he is going to need a lot of security, just evident by the racism. it is amazing. host: we understand the point. anything about congressional travel and the theme here? caller: i think there should be some kind of oversight and there should be some limit, but i am more concerned with the lobbyists like the koch brothers and monsanto and these other private corporations that are getting congress to write laws that protect them and allow them free reign and to control everything. host: back to the oversight and setting limits comment -- should that apply to residential travel as well -- presidential travel as well? caller: i think he and all presidents do have oversight. they have to comply with requirements of congress. he can only do what he is allowed to do, not just obama, but all presidents. this cherry picking about who is the bad person and who is not is so suspicious, and it has to be because of race. host: cherry pickin
nobody is ever complained and accused george bush of being a socialist or all of these ugly things because of his job. of course, he being the first black president, he is going to need a lot of security, just evident by the racism. it is amazing. host: we understand the point. anything about congressional travel and the theme here? caller: i think there should be some kind of oversight and there should be some limit, but i am more concerned with the lobbyists like the koch brothers and...
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and the idea of it being the supreme court unjustly gave then george bush the presidency, our country is divided and we will stay divided until then and when it will be corrected, i do not know but some day the justice has to come out of it. host: hope your voice improvs. om the next year the primary challenge for senator mitch mcconnell and his democratic opponent he is expected to face on led by piece mitch mcconnell pointing out failing to back the push to defund the signature health care law even if that means shutting down government. the supporters on friday with the subject line mcconnell surrenders to read on obama care and senator mitch mcconnell is accused of raising the white flag. they say he needs to start with the state-wide media campaign. he now runs the heritage foundation. you can get more details by logging on to washington journal.com and americans, what makes them so angry and divided. let me go back to the beginning portion of what robert rice says in his baltimore sun piece. host: donna has this point on our twitter page. she writes, lead rersal bought and paid
and the idea of it being the supreme court unjustly gave then george bush the presidency, our country is divided and we will stay divided until then and when it will be corrected, i do not know but some day the justice has to come out of it. host: hope your voice improvs. om the next year the primary challenge for senator mitch mcconnell and his democratic opponent he is expected to face on led by piece mitch mcconnell pointing out failing to back the push to defund the signature health care...
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that law was signed in by george w. bush. it is governed programs for disadvantaged students. essentially we hear from conservatives, tea party members in particular, that this is inappropriate. we also hear that there are progressives, people on the left-end of the spectrum -- there might be more standardized testing. you have people on the left and the right who have critiques of the standards. there are concerns about the content and the skepticism on fairly nuanced issues. there are literacy standards in which they expect students to work a lot with textbooks, including nonfiction and not just fiction. diaries. there are some traditional things. also, you might be expecting too much, but they have to grapple with text content. there are some struggling readers. >> we will open up the phone lines in a minute. we will ask our viewers about the government's role in k-12 education. states get a warning about the no child left behind. they said the education department last thursday said that three of the 40 states granted waivers from the no child left behind law were at high
that law was signed in by george w. bush. it is governed programs for disadvantaged students. essentially we hear from conservatives, tea party members in particular, that this is inappropriate. we also hear that there are progressives, people on the left-end of the spectrum -- there might be more standardized testing. you have people on the left and the right who have critiques of the standards. there are concerns about the content and the skepticism on fairly nuanced issues. there are...
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the two most hated people in andt are not george bush benjamin netanyahu. it is president obama and patterson. when the egyptians were government,he morsi patterson asked the christian leaders not to take part in a protest. booked -- she was bluntly told to shut up and mind her own business. obama backs terrorists. host: thank you for the call. street9 of the "wall journal." ats really began on july 3 the military deposes president morsi, you can see how the events have unfolded over the last five weeks. ambassador syed spoke here in washington at the institute yesterday, provided a timeline of how things unfolded. it is part of an event that we covered, runs just over an hour. it is available online at our website at www.c-span.org. here is a portion. [video clip] >> polarization of the country. an environment of finances of ,hem, determination, exclusion on a religion basis. fanaticism, discrimination, exclusion, on a religious basis. between whoever is non-muslim brothers and the muslim others, no matter to which religion he or she belongs. for the first
the two most hated people in andt are not george bush benjamin netanyahu. it is president obama and patterson. when the egyptians were government,he morsi patterson asked the christian leaders not to take part in a protest. booked -- she was bluntly told to shut up and mind her own business. obama backs terrorists. host: thank you for the call. street9 of the "wall journal." ats really began on july 3 the military deposes president morsi, you can see how the events have unfolded over...
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food stamps double under george bush. under theed again current administration. we go from $17 billion to 78 billion dollars only have a pretty be sent -- pretty decent set of legislation that would have started reforms. we're going to take another crack at it. we lost some votes because they did not think it went far enough. there may lost others because it went too far. we have almost no democrats. we did not get it done. programs are open to abuse. it is not just the money. it is pretty bad. fromre taking money people who need it, which is worse. also that you are creating a culture where people think the government is responsible for everything. they do not have to do the things that every other generation has done. i cannot agree more. on benghazi, this is a situation where the political process to a degree has worked. i gave a speech on the floor about this. i said it is a really sad tale .f incompetence and cover-up we are complacent, because let's be real, this is a pretty dangerous part of the world. you have to ask some hard questions. this pulled out o
food stamps double under george bush. under theed again current administration. we go from $17 billion to 78 billion dollars only have a pretty be sent -- pretty decent set of legislation that would have started reforms. we're going to take another crack at it. we lost some votes because they did not think it went far enough. there may lost others because it went too far. we have almost no democrats. we did not get it done. programs are open to abuse. it is not just the money. it is pretty bad....
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great0 john mccain got press when he ran against george w. bush in the primaries. in 2008 he was on the other end of that. those things and and flow in little bit. i do not think in anyway those are the decisive in the way of presidential campaigns. i think if you talk to the romney people they felt that governor romney was unfair at different points along the way. about to get e-mails things that were being written or said or talked about. in general i think those things balanced out. in this campaign in particular there was never any western orut vulnerabilities weaknesses in terms of what happened with the economy. in a sense that both of them had had was they have to deal with. on twitter -- perhaps so. especially with his medicare plan and his proposal to make a voucher out of that. i don't know it would have been significantly better had he picked someone else. jim mussina asked to pledge that they do not rerun in the campaign. mussina explained that in their bid for reelection, both jimmy carter and george herbert walker bush try to rerun their first campaig
great0 john mccain got press when he ran against george w. bush in the primaries. in 2008 he was on the other end of that. those things and and flow in little bit. i do not think in anyway those are the decisive in the way of presidential campaigns. i think if you talk to the romney people they felt that governor romney was unfair at different points along the way. about to get e-mails things that were being written or said or talked about. in general i think those things balanced out. in this...
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, i leapt at the opportunity because i am of george w.er bush. thank you for the invitation to come. you still my thunder little bit when you talked about 4% growth. i would add to what you said that i do not think we can accomplish 4% growth without immigration. it is a precondition to getting to that higher growth rate. the only problem i have is 4% is too low. we are in the fourth year of non-recovery in the economy. there is no reason the economy cannot be growing much faster than it is and even aspiring to five or six or seven percent growth for several quarters which we had in the early 1980's. if you look at the quarter- century of spectacular unprecedented growth in america from 1982 2005, that was a time when we had -- we averaged timet 4% growth. over that we had unprecedented immigration. we allowed -- we allowed legally well over 20 million americans, no americans during that time. people say that immigration is bad for the economy or depresses wages or causes higher unemployment. the evidence shows just the opposite. the biggest boom
, i leapt at the opportunity because i am of george w.er bush. thank you for the invitation to come. you still my thunder little bit when you talked about 4% growth. i would add to what you said that i do not think we can accomplish 4% growth without immigration. it is a precondition to getting to that higher growth rate. the only problem i have is 4% is too low. we are in the fourth year of non-recovery in the economy. there is no reason the economy cannot be growing much faster than it is and...
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bush. the headline is -- ralph is on the independent line. who do you see as the future political leader you follow? caller: thank you for taking my call. at this time, the most moderate, not because i am in the new york area, but christie would be second as vice president. dr. ben carsey, who i know will never be elected, when he described in the country, when he looks at a human being, he cut them open, and they are not black or white. there is just blood. with the intelligence, he would be the better president. christie, as a seasoned veteran, would bring democrats back on board. he is more middle-of-the-road to me. >> you think he would bring democrats to vote for them -- for him? you could work all around northern jersey antigenic city -- he really is devoted to and passionate. you cannot take that away. wishe same time, i really dr. ben carson, who is very honest and intelligent, would really run and really be the best candidate out there. also, once again, he would be like what we ha
bush. the headline is -- ralph is on the independent line. who do you see as the future political leader you follow? caller: thank you for taking my call. at this time, the most moderate, not because i am in the new york area, but christie would be second as vice president. dr. ben carsey, who i know will never be elected, when he described in the country, when he looks at a human being, he cut them open, and they are not black or white. there is just blood. with the intelligence, he would be...
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. >> we heard laura bush tell us that one of the great comfort she can provide for george w. bush was try to lift his spirits during the war. mary todd, lincoln would joke and say that the toddes needed two d's and god needed one. it was a strange marriage from the get go. they were political partner.s. abe lincoln was one of the few men that respected that mary todd had a political opinion. when it came to judging his political enemies and men, she was right. they had that in common. they both also lost their mothers at a young age. there was some things that helped them stay together. lot of these marriage, the roosevelts, lincolns and clintons. marriage and child rearing all of this is difficult enough, of course not for me, but other things. it's difficult enough but imagine doing it in a fish bowl. mary todd is raising little children. bill clinton with the way rush limbaugh and the other people went after clinton and the bush people getting attacked for other teenagers does. some presidential marriages, some of them seem to blossom in the white house. the reagans, some
. >> we heard laura bush tell us that one of the great comfort she can provide for george w. bush was try to lift his spirits during the war. mary todd, lincoln would joke and say that the toddes needed two d's and god needed one. it was a strange marriage from the get go. they were political partner.s. abe lincoln was one of the few men that respected that mary todd had a political opinion. when it came to judging his political enemies and men, she was right. they had that in common....
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that was the irony of george w. bush coming back from that first meeting with putin and saying, i looked into his eyes and saw the man's soul. nobody really knows what putin is thinking. what we know from his behavior in public statements is, he really values a partner. whether it is an american leader or a leader of any other country , who is in control of his own country, who has a similar level of this vertical of power that putin possesses in russia. when the leader commits something, when president obama says, we will do this, it happens. this was one of the things he saw as different between bush and obama. he viewed bush as a guy who would say something, and would stand behind it, at least as far as his power allowed him to do so. his view of obama has been, he is to subject to domestic political constraints. to domesticbject political constraints. russia acceded to the wto organization. the implement thing legislation, we had to repeal these old, cold war era sanctions to get the benefit. along with that, a
that was the irony of george w. bush coming back from that first meeting with putin and saying, i looked into his eyes and saw the man's soul. nobody really knows what putin is thinking. what we know from his behavior in public statements is, he really values a partner. whether it is an american leader or a leader of any other country , who is in control of his own country, who has a similar level of this vertical of power that putin possesses in russia. when the leader commits something, when...
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h w bush administration. who morrow is at the end covers the court for the national law journal and prior to that, he was a reporter for " legal times" and" usa today." i want to introduce terry to wner in the middle of all these reporters. she is here because she is an academic from oakland university who studies to things that are quite relevant to this particular panel. one is the supreme court and the press and the other is the role of new media. we will start with professor towner and after she finishes her presentation, we will go tonythe line from tom on and then we will open it up for questions. oakland university located in rochester, michigan. i specialize in american politics and media and politics and this is one of the reasons i am here. onresearch tends to focus the role of social media and campaigns and elections with the specific focus on the task to presidential elections, dubbed as they web 2.0 elections. examined how journalists and reporters frame media coverage of the court particularly r
h w bush administration. who morrow is at the end covers the court for the national law journal and prior to that, he was a reporter for " legal times" and" usa today." i want to introduce terry to wner in the middle of all these reporters. she is here because she is an academic from oakland university who studies to things that are quite relevant to this particular panel. one is the supreme court and the press and the other is the role of new media. we will start with...